Daily Republican., 1887-08-10
pnsr sUorrvE FIRE.
Barhleys Confectionery aud Bakery
I'm su,ns-Loss About $4,000.


BMhIeys Confectionery aud Bakery
ia Ruins-Loss About $4,000.
Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning
an alarm Of Are was sounded from oox
13 ut Fifth aad French streets, to which
the eutira department responded. The
Ara was found TO be on the third fl )or OF
tas large confectiontry and candy
manutacSory OF the James BsrSley
Brothers Company, at Fourth ana
Fsench streets. When the fire was hitt
discov Il was In the northwest cor
nsr Of the buildins, on the third moor,
and although al hiarm was sounded at
oncs, aud the frenen were promptly
on toe greund, there was some little CO
lay In getting in service, curing which
1t spread with alarming rapidity. By
the time ths fret stream was put on the
entire third story waa IN blaze, ana Q
few minutes later the flames buitt
through the root
Tns III trtiamma ao!s na,ute OF the con
teuts Of this room, which WAS used as .
maaufactory OF caoey and confectior-
CIV, cause the hte to burn stubborniy,
Ard for Sumo time even the large guar.
}tty OF water that was thrown on IL
seemed to have bat li.tis effect. Alter
an hour. persistent work by the fie
men THE fl ,mes were q. iast under con
t-oi, bat not until everything on the
floor where they originated was o mass
OF ruins and ths entire building delueed
with water. By 4 o'clock the NE wss
entirely exiting
the building was q large, three story
' structure, erected By tie Barhsey Bros.
in 1875. ard was the most extensive
manutactor7 of &C n 'ections In the State
, About two years ago The drm bought
J the property adjoining, on French
J street, and after tearing 1t down In
) cress3d the slze OF their factory by
building aa addition, making the on tire
buil6isg about 80 feet on French stree
aud rs ieet on Fourth street.
The confectiontry department on the
third floor was Literally Elad with all
kinda OF improved laoor. saving ma
cninery, much Of which was very ex
pensive. The large revolving steanl
basins for making fine sugar almonds
and u,he. like work, whicn costs hun
dreds OF dollars, with the tteam cook
. ing pans, oil OF which were made o.
copper, wers burned and melted up
, Even the large slabs OF marble used iol
cocling the candy are broken into smsl
!. pieces and cCnp nplste!y cAic;nined b.
: the intense heat. 1t 4, doubtful IL ther,
: was 3 tner fitted up candy room In thu
county, and some Idea can he formed
), OF the ysst amount of machinery uset
when II is known that during the busy
season il was no unususl thing to turI
cut from three TO four tons o. confectioai
= IN 8 siugls day.
t. The seoord floor vac used as q pack
(, ing zocni for cakes, and the private
Offices CT the propFletors. The store
roam, in which wss kept this f1svor'
/ and other expensive material used II
tne busire.s, Was a.so on this floor, aut
although 1t vas not reached By the fir,
, everything is ruined by water. Tn,
hfs. f1oor was occupied by the store ant
3 the bake hor4e, and although it wa
: slso dsluged by water aud the stoci
totaiiy destroyed, the oven and ma
cbiaery incidental to the bakery doe
NOT seem to be much injured.
/ TIe 20 horse power steam engin,
{ which supplied tho establishment viii
, power ia on the first floor, while To,
: boiler il in the cellar. The engine 4
unip jured, bat rs ;he Cellar ID nllet
with water the condition OF the boile
y cannot be aecsriained As the com
paEy has bsen quite busy in supplying
| orders for caup meeting, in addition t
). their regular trade, they laid In o larg
o stock OF sugar few days since, whtc
a iu addition to the four, molAsses an
II o:he- material was stored IN the cslial
Q and Is OF coarse u total loss.
!. Tne place was but partially insured
e and Mr. Samuel Barkley said thi
: morn ing thaa 40 could neither tell th
a smou1t OF tie INSURANCE or whethe
!. they would rebuild and stsrt up agsi
!. or not. There were about 50 hands n
!. ployed in the place, nil OF whom ar
? thrown ont OF wors, but during tn
v ousy season he company gives employ
o NETT t. not iese than 100 or mo-e hanjs
Q Tne lire happened at about tho woI.
i time in tie year,hs tie busy season wa
0 just about oot1nehcipg. ald IL fs'
r. weeko The establishment would hay
= been running ID i,s utmost capacit
t, making up STOCK fer the fall trade. Th
/. compaLy's business wan very extensive
a and IN addition to n number OF wsgor
which they run 10 Giieient parts of ii
couriry, they had large trade dow
the peninsuta. Tie Messrs Barklt
o, are enterprising, So ahead men. an
es have tae 81 mpaya,ts @! tie entire con
IL Ahuuity III lAC-- mthlDEtuuo.
or Lswis Sasse's tire, story new bull
II. Ing on FoaTth street is separated fro
"a Barklay = establishment ny fcur.fe
ia alley, ac-oes which TIE dameE leape
n setting fire TO his window cash, frame
h. blinds and curtains, but a liberal app
"a catinn Of water prevented thsir sprea
a. ing to other paTu, ot the building. o.
4. or two of tEe windo9 frames, with u
sash and blinds are Ges:royed, and u
carpets IN two of the rc0ms damag
by water. NJ. Saase's loss will prob
of bly, amount 10 S5o0, which is fuI
ya covered b2 ineCIaace.
10 VITA this exception the excellent 8,
be- untirlGg work CT ,ha fremen ooLfint
~ tho drs 10 tae bIildtag where Il orr;
ns mated, tat .hs,r !sbjro were greatly /
=. tertetea win ~ taa eiactric WI,
r. which are s,IatcAed a.pug Fourth stret
n Ore c! tne IRE pios: on Fourth sire
oe Was Sc CEN plete : Su.TeundeG by watt
IS. melche IL - cuns.C tca6.e G!t,iculty "
cxltr.eleoa iu gettiug to it,